Ganges grandmasters
Ganges Grandmasters stun holders Alpine Pipers to clinch maiden crown in the Global Chess League (GCL), beating Alpine APL Pipers in the Season 4 final in Bengaluru on Tuesday. Photo credit: GCL Image Source: IANS
GCL Season 4: Ganges Grandmasters Stun Holders Alpine Pipers To Clinch Maiden Crown
GCL Board Member Prag Shah: Ian Nepomniachtchi pounced on a positional error from world number one Magnus Carlsen and helped Ganges Grandmasters upset defending champions Alpine APL Pipers to clinch their maiden title in Global Chess League (GCL) in Bengaluru on Sunday.
The Grandmasters won the two-leg final 7-5, having drawn the opening leg 3-3 with white pieces to etch their name on the trophy, while FYERS American Gambits bagged third place by beating CheQ Mumba Masters 7.5-4.5 in a two-leg playoff.
Season 4 of the Global Chess League, a joint initiative of Tech Mahindra and FIDE, witnessed one of the closest league stages in the history of the competition, with all six teams staying in contention for the top four spots till the eighth round, and the finalists were decided only after the last match was played on Saturday evening.
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